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We collect a few guesses on possible implications of a lower bound on the scalar curvature of a Riemannian manifold on the size and shape of this manifold.

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In this article, under mild constraints on the sectional curvature, we exploit a divergence formula for symmetric endomorphisms to deduce a general Poincar\'e type inequality. We apply such inequality to higher-order mean curvature of…

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We prove some existence results for the Webster scalar curvature problem on the Heisenberg group and on the unit sphere of ${\mathbb C}^{n+1}$, under the assumption of some natural symmetries of the prescribed curvatures. We use variational…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Veronica Felli , Francesco Uguzzoni

We prove stability estimates for the problem of recovering the nonlinearity from scattering data. We focus our attention on nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations of the form \[ (i\partial_t+\Delta)u = a(x)|u|^p u \] in three space dimensions,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-16 Gong Chen , Jason Murphy

For any $G$-invariant metric on a compact homogeneous space $M=G/K$, we give a formula for the Lichnerowicz Laplacian restricted to the space of all $G$-invariant symmetric $2$-tensors in terms of the structural constants of $G/K$. As an…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-07-01 Jorge Lauret , Cynthia E. Will

The purpose of this article is to construct global solutions, in a probabilistic sense, for the nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation posed on $\mathbb{R}^d$, in a supercritical regime. Firstly, we establish Bourgain type bilinear estimates…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-04-24 Nicolas Burq , Aurélien Poiret , Laurent Thomann

The second Bianchi identity can be recast as an evolution equation for the Riemann curvatures. Here we will report on such a system for a vacuum static spherically symmetric spacetime. This is the first of two papers. In the following paper…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-05-30 Leo Brewin

This paper is devoted to the problem of prescribing the scalar curvature under zero boundary conditions. Using dynamical and topological methods involving the study of critical points at infinity of the associated variational problem, we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Mohamed Ben Ayed , Khalil El Mehdi , Mohameden Ould Ahmedou

In this paper, we establish new normal scalar curvature inequalities on a class of austere submanifolds by proving sharper DDVV-type inequalities on associated austere subspaces. We also provide some examples of austere submanifolds in this…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-01-06 Jianquan Ge , Ya Tao , Yi Zhou

We explore simple but novel bouncing solutions of general relativity that avoid singularities. These solutions require curvature k=+1, and are supported by a negative cosmological term and matter with -1 < w < -1/3. In the case of moderate…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2014-01-16 Peter W. Graham , Bart Horn , Shamit Kachru , Surjeet Rajendran , Gonzalo Torroba

We show that the recently discovered BCCD shrinking soliton is linearly unstable, by extending the approach of \cite{chi04} and \cite{hm11}, via recent work the \cite{cm21} on gradient shrinking Ricci solitons. On the other hand, we prove…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-27 Keaton Naff , Tristan Ozuch

This paper completes a programme to determine which toric surfaces admit Kahler metrics of constant scalar curvature/

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-05-02 S. K. Donaldson

In this paper, we formulate the notion of the $\mathcal{F}$-stability of self-shrinking solutions to mean curvature flow in arbitrary codimension. Then we give some classifications of the $\mathcal{F}$-stable self-shrinkers in arbitrary…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2012-04-24 Ben Andrews , Haizhong Li , Yong Wei

The new manifestation of conformal invariance for a massless scalar particle in a Riemannian spacetime of general relativity is found. Conformal transformations conserve the Hamiltonian and wave function in the Foldy-Wouthuysen…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-08-07 Alexander J. Silenko

In this paper we develop an analogue of the Berkovich analytification for non-necessarily algebraic complex spaces. We apply this theory to generalize to arbitrary compact K\"ahler manifolds a result of Chi Li, proving that a stronger…

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Stochastic extensions of the Schrodinger equation have attracted attention recently as plausible models for state reduction in quantum mechanics. Here we formulate a general approach to stochastic Schrodinger dynamics in the case of a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 D. C. Brody , L. P. Hughston

We present an explicit formula for the mean curvature of a unit vector field on a Riemannian manifold, using a special but natural frame. As applications, we treat some known and new examples of minimal unit vector fields. We also give an…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Alexander Yampolsky

We derive an integral inequality between the mean curvature and the scalar curvature of the boundary of any scalar flat conformal compactifications of Poincar{\'e}-Einstein manifolds. As a first consequence , we obtain a sharp lower bound…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-09-19 Simon Raulot

Inspired by a formula of Stern that relates scalar curvature to harmonic functions, we evaluate the mass of an asymptotically flat $3$-manifold along faces and edges of a large coordinate cube. In terms of the mean curvature and dihedral…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-08-26 Pengzi Miao

In this paper, we establish two new types of invariant sets for the coupled nonlinear Schrodinger system on $\mathbb{R}^n$, and derive two sharp thresholds of blow-up and global existence for its solution. Some analogous results for the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2009-11-13 Li Ma , Lin Zhao